Any evolutionary process- change. Part of the fun is the hunt.... and the conquest. If there was one source to get every bulb we wanted- many friends here would be broke. Atleast this one would- a member of the instant gratification generation. -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Kramb Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 10:51 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Loss of suppliers Really? Have you been on eBay lately? PBS-BX? SIGNA Seed Ex? NARGS Seed Ex? ASI Seed Ex? TGS Seed Bank? NEWFS? Seems we got more seed suppliers than ever before. Not trying to be disrespectful but I don't agree with you at all on this issue. Yeah it sucks when big, respected operations close. And sure THOSE kinds of suppliers may be dwindling. But sources of seeds are trending upward, in my humble opinion. I just spent the last two nights struggling to figure out where to buy some Passifloras. The dilemma wasn't finding a source. But rather narrowing down which one (out of the many) to buy from! Fifteen years ago my options would have been radically more limited. And fifteen years before that?!? I can't even imagine. Honestly speaking PBS-BX has been the best source of unusual plants for me. It's the whole reason I joined, cuz I kept seeing weird irids from below the equator appearing on the BX lists. I had to have them! Sorry, but I don't share your belief, concern, or alarm about the recent loss of suppliers. Dennis in Cincinnati (who wants to experiment with the fertility between Mexican Decaloba type Passifloras and the locally native cold hardy P. lutea) On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 9:51 AM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Mike Mace wrote: I've now received confirmation that both Northwest > Native Seed and JJA Seeds are going out of business. > > Dear Mike, > This just amplifies the loss of suppliers of unusual plants > every where. >